A syllabus for introducing MBA students to procedural and object-oriented programming (Object Rexx)

MBA students are exposed to information systems which can be controlled by the means of macro-languages and are faced with a new type of information systems which employ the object-oriented paradigm (e.g. SAP, 1999). With no idea about (procedural and) especially object-oriented concepts, it is impossible for such students to comprehend and evaluate the new breed of ERP systems with GO-interfaces and the ongoing developments in the realm of,,business objects" (e.g. OMG BODTF, 1999). Therefore, in the summer-semester 1999 an experimental lecture was introduced, which teaches MBA students the fundamental concpets of procedural and object-oriented concepts. To allow them to experiment and build hand-on experience a language was chosen that is known for its simple and easy syntax, yet powerful object model: Object Rexx. The devised syllabus, which teaches the fundamental concepts of procedural and object-oriented programming is layed out and explained in this article.(1).